# Regions of France (NUTS 2) by population density, 2024

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/france-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/france-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ile-de-France | 1,048.2 |
| 2 | Mayotte | 890.2 |
| 3 | La Réunion | 363.6 |
| 4 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 327.7 |
| 5 | Martinique | 326.5 |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 246.6 |
| 7 | Alsace | 234.8 |
| 8 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 168.7 |
| 9 | Rhône-Alpes | 155.6 |
| 10 | Haute-Normandie | 152.3 |
| 11 | Bretagne | 127.1 |
| 12 | Pays de la Loire | 122.2 |
| 13 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 109.2 |
| 14 | Picardie | 98.6 |
| 15 | Lorraine | 98.4 |
| 16 | Aquitaine | 87.6 |
| 17 | Basse-Normandie | 83.7 |
| 18 | Franche-Comté | 72.6 |
| 19 | Poitou-Charentes | 71.2 |
| 20 | Midi-Pyrénées | 70.4 |
| 21 | Centre - Val de Loire | 66 |
| 22 | Auvergne | 52.5 |
| 23 | Bourgogne | 51.4 |
| 24 | Champagne-Ardenne | 50.9 |
| 25 | Limousin | 43 |
| 26 | Corse | 41.5 |
| 27 | Guyane | 3.6 |